groundside

Towards or on the surface of a planet.

Adverb

  1. Towards or on the surface of a planet.
    • Even then she gave them quite a battle. It was like a pair of minnows landing a four-foot bass, but they hauled her down and booted her groundside with a skill that eventually got the two pilots a citation. - 1951...

    Synonyms: planetside

Origin

From ground + -side.

Derived

groundsider